Horse-releasing device



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HORSE RELEASING DEVICE.

(Application filed June 18 1898.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT Enron.

JOSEPH E. MARTIN AND CYRUS 'r. GAMBLE, "or ALMY, WYOMING.

HORSE-RELEASING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,995, dated September 20, 1898.

Application filed June 18,1898. Serial No. 683,876. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOSEPH B. MARTIN and CYRUS T. GAMBLE, citizens of the United States, residing at Almy, in the county of Uinta and State of Wyoming, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Releasing Devices; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention has relation to horse-releasing devices; and the object is to provide a device of this character by means of which should a horse run away and the occupant of the vehicle lose all control of the animal it may be easily and quickly separated from the vehicle by pulling upon a cord leading from the singletree to a point within convenient reach of the occupant.

WVith this object in view the invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved horse-detaching device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the sleeve and spring-actuated bolt removed from the end of the singletree.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the singletree, which is adapted to be pivoted in the usual manner to the cross-piece at the inner end of the shafts of the vehicle. The singletree has its outer ends reduced and formed with central bores 2, intersected by a longitudinal slot 3. 4 denotes springs arranged within the bores. 5 denotes metallic sleeves also arranged within the bores and having a slot 5 at one end registering with the longitudinal slot 3.

6 denotes a spring-bolt the inner end of which is reduced and extends through'the coils of the spring.

end of the bolt we form an annular shoulder 7, against which the outer coil of the spring abuts and by means of which the bolt is shot outwardly. v c t V 8 denotes a post secured to the bolt and projecting through the registering slots of the sleeve and singletree.

By reducing the inner 9 denotes the ferrule slipped on the reduced end of the singletree and provided with a slot 10, that registers with the slots 3 and 5. The outer end of this ferrule is provided with a trace-loop 11, across which the outer end of the bolt projects, and thus holds the eye at the end of the trace to the singletree. When the bolt is retracted, it is evident that the trace will disengage itself from said loop.

12' denotes pulleys or shafts journaled in brackets 13, secured to the singletree.

14 denotes two cords which lead to the upwardly-extending posts 8 and are secured thereto. These cords pass around the shafts or pulleys and are connectedto a cord 15, which leads into the vehicle within convenient reach of theoccupant.

17 denotes dust-caps supported by the post, and these caps are designed to prevent dust entering the slots 3, 5', and 10 and clogging the parts.

'Should an occupant of a vehicle equipped with our device lose control of the horse, he may readily disengage the animal from the shafts by drawing upon the ropel5. By drawing upon this rope the spring-actuated bolts are retracted, thus freeing the traces from the ends of the singletree and allowing the horse to pull away from the shafts.

One special feature of our invention is that by the provision of the sleeve the spring-bolt is given a metallic bearing in its reciprocating movement, thereby preventing the wearing of the wood, and consequently the rattling of the parts.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination with a singletree,the outer ends of which are reduced and provided with longitudinal bores intersected by longitudinal slots, coil-springs arranged at the inner ends of said bores, metallic sleeves located within said bores and provided with registering slots, bolts having their reduced inner ends extending through the coils of said springs, ferrules located upon the reduced ends of the said singletree and provided with aregistering slot, said ferrules having their outer ends formed with loops through which the outer ends oftheboltsgextend, posts secured to said bolts and projecting upwardly through the slots in the sleeve, singletree and In testimony whereof we have hereunto set ferrule, dust-guards carried by said bolts for our hands in presence of two subscribing wit- 10 covering said slots, pulleys journaled upon nesses.

said singletree, ropes roved through said pul- JOSEPH B. MARTIN. leys and connected with said posts and a rope CYRUS T. GAMBLE. leading from the aforesaid ropes to a point \Vitnesses: Within convenient reach of the occupant of a JOHN CRAWFORD, vehicle, substantially as described. DAVID CRAWFORD. 

